CVE-2016-2167

moderate-risk
Published 2016-05-05

The canonicalize_username function in svnserve/cyrus_auth.c in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4, when Cyrus SASL authentication is used, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a realm string that is a prefix of an expected repository realm string.

Do I need to act?

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0.97% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.8/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

36
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low